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Beauty and the Beast

Both ABC and the CW are going ahead with pilots for very different versions of Beauty and the Beast, continuing the expansion of the fairy tale theme in supernatural TV. But is there room for two beasts?

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This Week: Feb. 6-13

Monday February 6, 2012

This Week: TV
Amy Acker guests on 'Grimm,' plus hostage crises, formal balls, Merlin spelled to assassinate Arthur, recovery from death, and running with the wolves. Read on...

This Week: Movies
Hankering for some pod races and light saber fights in big screen 3D? Your moment has arrived. Plus: Josh Hutcherson is threatened by more primeval flora and fauna. Read on...

This Week: Home Video
The latest Syfy original movie to feature mayhem in a conveniently depopulated heartland village, and the Star Wars prequel parody you didn't know you were waiting for. Oh, and there's there's also the movie about this girl who marries a vampire. Read on...

New Trailers and Clips
A poltergeist-plagued plane trip; soldiers with gizmos protect the world; revelations about the past and future of humanity; a band of superheroes fighting off aliens; a trip to Mars; and a teenage boy who's not happy he's seeing the angry dead. Read on...

This Week: New Hardcovers
An alternate reality in which 9/11 involved Arab targets; a land of djenn and ghuls spoiling for internal conflict; meta-humans hunt a shadowy pseudo-Nazi cabal bent on enslaving the universe; dragons and humans form a new bond as the dragons recover their ancient city -- while other dragons rediscover their primeval savagery. Read on...

New Releases: Trailers & Clips

Monday February 6, 2012

Updated video pages this week: Check out all the trailers, clips, and interviews for films being released in cinemas or on home video this week.

Video: Metal Shifters
Alien bacteria arrives on a meteorite and infects metal, animating a giant iron statue that goes on a killing rampage in a small town.

Video: Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Tour guide Master Yoda leads a group of rambunctious Jedi younglings through Senate chambers when he senses a disturbance in the Force. Summoned to help save the Republic, he discovers that one of the younglings, Ian, has secretly boarded his ship...and young Ian has a taste for adventure!

Video: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven.

Video: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Video: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Two Jedi Knights uncover a wider conflict when they are sent as emissaries to the blockaded planet Naboo.

Tags: Metal Shifters, Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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This Week: TV (Feb. 6-13)

Sunday February 5, 2012
Grey Damon as Lee in (I)The Secret Circle(/i).

Grey Damon as Lee in The Secret Circle.


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TELEVISION—New episodes this week from:Guest stars this week include Amy Acker on Grimm; Sage Brocklebank (Buzz on Psych) on Once Upon as Time.

Synopses below the jump. For details see the listings (regular or alphabetical). For sci-fi/fantasy movies on TV this week go to movie listings. Read More...

This Week (Jan. 30-Feb. 6)

Monday January 30, 2012

This Week: TV
Eleven new episodes this week, from Being Human to The Vampire Diaries ... plus, er, shows that don't involve sexy vampires. Interesting guest stars include Valerie Cruz from The Dresden Files (pictured) and former spy kid Daryl Sabara on Grimm. Read on...

This Week: Movies
An indie attempt to create an unconventional superpowers movie that's also a referendum on the "found footage" format. Read on...

This Week: Home Video
Justin Timberlake is being hunted down for having too much time on his hands; the remake that's really a prequel that really wants to be both; and Worf--son of MOGH!!--on Blu-Ray. Read on...

New Trailers and Clips
Dark thrillers, a lyrical and cryptic fairy, dragons, vampires, wizards, and--of course--a Lorax. Read on...

This Week: New Hardcovers
The return of the part-supermodel son of Satan; secrets linked to an ancient skull; a dangerous package unbalances the fate of nations; and the resurfacing of magic in an alienated boy--plus how to take care of your Millennium Falcon and a study of the filmed works of Philip K. Dick. Read on...

Tags: Grimm, Chronicle, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Fairy, The Lost Goddess
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